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What began as a road rage incident turned into a search for a suspect and campus alert at the University of Miami Sunday night. NBC 6’s Willard Shepard reports on the arrest of Jesse Hernandez, 27. (Published Monday, Oct. 7, 2013)

Updated at 9:19 PM EDT on Monday, Oct 7, 2013

What began as a road rage incident turned into a search for a suspect and campus alert at the University of Miami Sunday night.

Police said a man bumped a victim's car on U.S. 1 then threatened the victim with a gun before abandoning his white pickup truck on 57th Avenue near the campus.

Police Search for Road Rage Suspect Near University of Miami Campus

Police searched Sunday night near the University of Miami campus for a road rage suspect who may ahve been armed. Students Yi Xue and Logan Hulsmeyer comment. (Published Monday, Oct. 7, 2013)

Witnesses said the man then fled into the Red Road Commons condo complex, setting off a search and campus alert.

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"I'm just totally freaked out," student Yi Xue said. "I was in the wellness center but I received a message from the university and I said 'oh my God, what happened?'"

Authorities searched the area with weapons drawn for the suspect.

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"I was out playing soccer, I really didn't pay any attention to it till I came up here and was told that I couldn't go to my apartment or anything, so I paid attention to it a little more," student Logan Hulsmeyer said. "I listened to my voicemail at that point and it said there was someone who was potentially armed and dangerous."